All Commissioning articles – Page 74
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NewsBaumann looks for new savings to help DH's bottom line
NHS England bosses look for extra savings in light of the predicted provider deficit CCG sector forecasts year-end deficit of £51.3m NHS England commissioning was overspent in first eight months of the 2015-16 NHS England has revealed it is actively looking for new savings beyond its planned surplus ...
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CommentTaking the workforce challenge early on
Can we set the tone early in 2016 for the health service to tackle its workforce challenges
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NewsExclusive: NICE experts called for minimum staff ratios in leaked guidance
Guidelines for A&E safe staffing, leaked to HSJ, recommended minimum nurse/patient ratios Documents suggest lower nursing numbers linked to poor patient outcomes Ratio recommendations were made despite government resistance Read the guidance Suppressed NICE safe staffing guidance for hospital emergency departments called for the NHS to implement minimum ...
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NewsMap: Which health systems are struggling the most?
This map shows which health systems are performing most poorly across a range of measures, and two which are performing well, according to HSJ’s analysis.
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HSJ Local18 week waits, January 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for January 2016
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NewsNHS Clinical Commissioners co-chair steps down
Steve Kell is to step down as co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners and as chair of Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group.
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NewsPrimary care funding: the risers and fallers
Four CCG areas will see primary care fund increase by more than 10 per cent Islington to get the largest increase next year Forty areas will see real terms cuts to their primary care budgets in 2017-18 Explore the data Four clinical commissioning group areas will see a ...
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NewsBetter care fund £1bn payment for performance scheme axed
£1bn of pooled health and social care funding will no longer be subject to national rules Providers and commissioners instructed to produce plans to cut delayed transfers New “streamlined” assurance process for better care fund plans Changes welcomed by CCGs and councils Ministers have axed the £1bn payment ...
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NewsNo new money as Cameron sets out mental health priorities
David Cameron reveals initial spending commitments ahead of mental health taskforce report Priorities include young people, mothers, A&E and community mental health patients Announcement does not include any new money for mental health services David Cameron has spelled out £1bn of spending priorities on mental health services in ...
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NewsCCG allocations: winners and losers revealed
Real terms cut in 2016-17 for Hammersmith and Fulham, Camden, Central London, West London, Sunderland and Isle of Wight CCGs Deeper cuts in subsequent years as NHS England accelerates to “fair share” funding targets Bedfordshire and Corby to get core budget increases approaching 10 per cent next year See ...
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LeaderThe 21 questions the NHS must answer this year
2016 is one of the NHS’s rare ‘years of opportunity’. The questions below will determine whether it is a success or failure
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NewsExclusive: Deadline for CSU independence could be scrapped
NHS England proposes to scrap the deadline for CSUs to become autonomous CSUs could be given access to working capital, but only if it is affordable to NHS England CSUs could have more flexibility over the type of independent organisation they become NHS England says CCG procurements will shape ...
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NewsMapped: HSJ analysis reveals reach of GP federations across England
This map shows the large scale GP groups HSJ has identified in each clinical commissioning group area.
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NewsTwo top clinical directors leaving NHS England
Two of NHS England’s top clinical directors are leaving the organisation.
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NewsHealth Education England reveals plan to deliver 80k additional NHS staff
Health Education England’s third national workforce plan reveals 80,000 additional staff by 2020 Adult nurse training places increase for third consecutive year - a growth of 15 per cent since 2013 Numbers of hospital consultants and GPs to grow by 11,000 by 2020 More than 80,000 additional healthcare ...
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NewsNHS told to achieve nine 'must dos' during 2016-17
NHS providers across a quarter of England must meet four out of 10 clinical standards for seven day services during 2016-17 Local areas told they must achieve nine ‘must dos’ including eliminating NHS deficit Focus on achieving waiting time and care access targets Every local health system has ...
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NewsPlans to increase specialised services 'top ups' next year are dropped
New payments for specialised cancer, cardiac and respiratory services will not be introduced next year Comes after decision to delay implementation of a new currency framework until 2017-18 NHS England to continue analysing and explaining the proposed changes Planning guidance also confirms suspension of ‘marginal rate’ for specialised services ...
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NewsPlanning guidance: Access to billions in transformation funding tied to quality of 'system leadership'
Local NHS areas must jointly agree five year “sustainability and transformation plans” over the next six months Quality of these joint plans will determine how quickly areas are able to access transformation funds from April 2017 Local leaders have until 29 January to decide the ‘geographic scope’ of their ...
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NewsNHS England to commission probe into £800m contract collapse
NHS England to commission probe into Cambridgeshire contract collapse. The £800m contract was terminated just eight months into a five year deal. The investigation will scrutinise the role played by the Strategic Projects Team. NHS England is to commission an investigation into the dramatic collapse of an £800m ...
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NewsMajor allocations shakeup means real terms cuts for some CCGs
Some CCGs face real terms cuts to their core budgets Stevens says transformation funding will mean all areas see real terms growth Details of ‘sustainability and transformation fund’ announced The NHS England board today agreed policies that mean for the first time some clinical commissioning groups face real ...